In the service, when a man gives you his word, his word is binding. In politics, you never know.

I say when you get into a war, you should win as quick as you can, because your losses become a function of the duration of the war. I believe when you get in a war, get everything you need and win it.

That was not the biggest battle that ever was, but for me it always typified one thing; the dash, the ingenuity, the readiness at the first opportunity that characterizes the American soldier.

Take your job seriously, but not yourself

Most things which are urgent are not important, and most things which are important are not urgent.

Our real problem, then, is not our strength today; it is rather the vital necessity of action today to ensure our strength tomorrow.

The clearest way to show what the rule of law means to us in everyday life is to recall what has happened when there is no rule of law.